51.   Financial analysts who follow the company are critical of its recent up-and-down performance and its record of taking big charges against earnings to pay for various restructuring efforts.

52.   Except for a recent performance piece at the Ivar Theater in Hollywood, Smart has never performed before a live audience.

53.   For Lewis to keep bringing in the fans, he will have to improve on his recent performances.

54.   Ford, who gives one of his best and most intense recent performances, remains more plausible and affecting.

55.   Given the recent performance of the market there, and the uncertainty that lies ahead, that may not be all bad.

56.   He recounted how he had swallowed his shock at finding the actress Elaine Stritch in his dressing room after a recent performance.

57.   He sings at a recent performance in New York.

58.   He said the roots of his recent poor performances were in bad qualifying runs.

59.   He must improve on his recent performances to win Saturday.

60.   His most recent editorial performance is considered uneven at best.